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EP0036083 - Apparatus for controlling and maintaining the heads to track alignment and method and apparatus to compensate steady disturbances in such an apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1981/38]Apparatus for controlling and maintaining the heads to track alignment and method to compensate such disturbances
[1983/39]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.08.1984
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.1988Opposition filedpublished on 13.07.1988 [1988/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1981/38]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Matla, Arno
Bussardweg 20
D-7035 Waldenbuch / DE
02 / Zimmermann, Volker
Benater Strasse 51
D-7032 Sindelfingen / DE
[1981/38]
Representative(s)Gaugel, Heinz, et al
Schönaicher Strasse 220
D-7030 Böblingen / DE
[N/P]
Former [1983/32]Gaugel, Heinz, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Schönaicher Strasse 220
D-7030 Böblingen / DE
Former [1981/38]Herzog, Friedrich Joachim, Dipl.-Ing.
Birkenstrasse 77
D-71155 Altdorf / DE
Application number, filing date81101070.116.02.1981
[1981/38]
Priority number, dateDE1980300954813.03.1980         Original published format: DE 3009548
[1981/38]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0036083
Date:23.09.1981
Language:DE
[1981/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0036083
Date:28.09.1983
Language:DE
[1983/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.07.1981
ClassificationIPC:G11B5/58, G11B21/10
[1981/38]
CPC:
G11B5/59633 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1981/38]
TitleGerman:Einrichtung zur Steuerung und Einhaltung der Spurlage von Magnetköpfen sowie Verfahren und Anordnung zur Kompensation gleichförmiger Störgrössen in solchen Einrichtungen[1983/39]
English:Apparatus for controlling and maintaining the heads to track alignment and method and apparatus to compensate steady disturbances in such an apparatus[1983/39]
French:Dispositif de commande et d'alignement des têtes magnétiques sur les pistes et méthode et dispositif pour la compensation de pareilles grandeurs d'erreur utilisée dans un tel dispositif[1983/39]
Former [1981/38]Spurnachlaufsteuerung zur Steuerung und Einhaltung der Spurlage von Magnetköpfen sowie Verfahren zur Kompensation gleichförmiger Störgrössen
Former [1981/38]Apparatus for controlling and maintaining the heads to track alignment and method to compensate such disturbances
Former [1981/38]Dispositif de commande et d'alignement des têtes magnétiques sur les pistes et méthode pour la compensation de pareilles grandeurs d'erreur
File destroyed:12.06.1999
Examination procedure23.07.1981Examination requested  [1981/39]
24.03.1982Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.07.1982Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.1982Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
03.03.1983Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.1983Fee for grant paid
30.03.1983Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)02  11.05.1988   
Blendax GmbH
Rheinallee 88 Postfach 15 80
D-55005 Mainz / DE
 [1988/28]
29.06.1984No opposition filed within time limit [1984/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.02.1983Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search  IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Band 22, Nr. 8A, Januar 1980, seiten 3269-3270 New York, U.S.A. A. Matla et al.: "Track Servo System Compensating Pattern Defects"
   IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Band 20, Nr. 1, Juni 1977, seiten 349-350 New York, U.S.A. R.S. PALMER: "Off-Track gain Calibration of Position Error Signal"
   IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Band 16, Nr. 4, September 1973, seiten 1338-1340 New York, U.S.A. N.B. TAYLOR: "Magnetic Head Position Sensing"
   IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Band 21, Nr. 2, Juli 1978, seiten 804-805 W.A. HERRINGTON et al.: "Quadburst pes System for Disk File Servo"
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